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The Truth About Lying
Verax disagreed.
The patch warmed behind his ear. A metallic taste filled his mouth. Then came the nausea, fast and humiliating.
Jinji watched from the doorway with her arms folded.
“Congratulations,” she said. “Your romantic cowardice is measurable.”
“Go to hell,” Henry said.
The patch pulsed.
He retched again.
Jinji smiled. “Careful.”
After that, nobody laughed much.
Henry discovered he still loved Rachel. He resented Claire for being right. He feared failure more than he wanted justice.
Jinji discovered she had not ruined her career out of principle alone. She had also done it because she was terrified of becoming her father. She pushed people away before they could leave. Then she called it independence.
Vincent discovered he still believed in God. That was the one that broke him.
“I don’t,” he said at first.
The patch flashed red.
He gripped the table.
“I don’t,” he said again. The red deepened.
His face went gray.
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